Biography

Eric Wombwell, Pharm.D., BCIDP is a board certified infectious diseases pharmacist and clinical associate professor for the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. He is responsible for developing clinical and educational initiatives designed to optimize student learning, and is active in lecturing, research and hospital pharmacy practice.

Dr. Wombwell completed his doctor of pharmacy degree at UMKC, followed by an ASHP accredited pharmacy practice residency at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. Upon residency completion, he accepted a full-time non-tenured clinical faculty position at the UMKC School of Pharmacy. His responsibilities include teaching doctor of pharmacy students in a variety of courses with special emphasis in the area of infectious diseases. As part of this position, he serves as a clinical pharmacy specialist, working as part of the multidisciplinary team providing care to acutely ill patients at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. In addition, Dr. Wombwell functions in an adjunct faculty capacity with the UMKC School of Dentistry, where he is responsible for teaching infectious diseases curricular content to dental students in the Pharmacology and Therapeutics course series.

Dr. Wombwell has more than 20 peer-reviewed publications on pharmacy and medication-related topics, and has delivered more than 50 invited presentations locally and nationally for continuing education to various health professional audiences. He has been named Teacher of the Year in various capacities more than ten times, including the Missouri Pharmacy Association’s UMKC Faculty Member of the Year in 2016, and the UMKC Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2014.

Practice site
Centerpoint Medical Center
19600 East 39th Street
Independence, MO 64057
816-698-7599